January has shown to the world that seismic activities are on the rise. In fact, when policy shifts increase in frequency the likelihood of policy mistakes rises with it. In 2015, Fasanara Capital expects global markets to be erratic, volatile
Quantmetrics Capital Management is to join Lyxor’s AIFM MAP launching the first AIFMD-compliant strategy on the managed account platform. Quantmetrics’ investment strategy will be a short-term CTA program invested in all asset classes that seeks to combine behavioural insights with
The global equities business of UBS has launched algorithmic trading for international clients trading equities on the Bovespa stock exchange in Brazil. UBS is among the first broker-dealers to offer non-Brazilian clients algorithmic trading in this major market. UBS is
Hedge funds started the year slightly down, but managed to out-perform the S&P 500 for the month of January, according to eVestment’s January 2015 Hedge Fund Performance Report. While aggregate hedge fund performance was down slightly at -0.03%, hedge funds
CLSA Americas (CLSAA) has integrated the IEX Alternative Trading System (ATS) and Smart Order Router (SOR) across its Electronic Execution algorithms. This gives clients the option to use the IEX SOR for accessing displayed liquidity across all lit markets as
Following the recent acquisition earlier this year to manage the Spencer House Capital Management fund – a UCITS umbrella housing the firm’s global equity port
Forex signals provider iFexx has launched an algorithmic investment programme (AIP) for auto forex trading. It aims to help small investors implement a high-frequency trading strategy on their Forex account. HFT, or high-frequency trading, is a special class of
The vote by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) on 27 November 2014 to not reduce oil production levels was widely publicized and had a significant effect on managed futures and CTAs throughout Q4 2014, particularly on funds
Lionpoint Group has launched a new service to help alternative investments clients address manager and investor requirements for greater transparency of underlying portfolio companies and investment holdings. Primary services include process optimisation, operational efficiency improvements and the implementation of enabling technologies
Rising commodity prices and solid gains in managed futures helped the UCITS Alternative Index Global, one of 13 indices managed by Geneva-based Alix Capital,
